UM-Bot Posted December 1, 2016 #1 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Despite being the same species, various breeds of dogs can be very different indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted December 1, 2016 #2 Share Posted December 1, 2016 It's as if they knew my computer didn't have sound, so they provided subtitles. A wider point about dogs, domestication and evolution in general is raised by the Russian fox experiment. Nice easily accessible summary of which is here https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763232/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted December 1, 2016 #3 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Different breeds may have different tendencies but there are still individual difference within a breed. For example, one of the meanest dogs I ever encountered was a Cocker Spaniel and one of the sweetest I've ever known was my girlfriend's dog 'Petunia', a Rottweiler. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brlesq1 Posted December 1, 2016 #4 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I expect that to some extent they were bred for the environment as well as function. I wouldn't expect to see a Mexican Shorthair herding reindeer in Lappland. But I agree with you about Cocker Spaniels, Lilly. They are cute as buttons, but some are meaner than hell. And some, like the last Cocker my parents had, are just plain insane. I think that's a result of overbreeding, myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted December 1, 2016 #5 Share Posted December 1, 2016 9 minutes ago, brlesq1 said: I expect that to some extent they were bred for the environment as well as function. I wouldn't expect to see a Mexican Shorthair herding reindeer in Lappland. But I agree with you about Cocker Spaniels, Lilly. They are cute as buttons, but some are meaner than hell. And some, like the last Cocker my parents had, are just plain insane. I think that's a result of overbreeding, myself. Absolutely correct, form does follow function. I also agree that Cocker Spaniels have (in many cases) been very poorly bred. A dog's personality is a blending of genetics (nature) and upbringing (nuture). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark56 Posted December 4, 2016 #6 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I had a yellow Lab for almost 15 years, died a few years ago , buried him in the back yard. He was a magnificent dog . I've got 3 Chihuahuas, excellent watch dogs, good companions ( people give them away here like kittens, here in the American Southwest) and a Cow Dog (Border Collie). I've always said it, still believe it; Dogs are some of the best people you'll ever meet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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